S: Civics
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Unit IV: The U.S. Constitution and its Parts
Chapter 3, Sections 3-4; Chapter 4
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February 16th-19th
QUIZ DATE: February 19th
Homework Due: February 19th
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-Vocabulary and Terms. Identify the SIGNIFICANCE OF THE FOLLOWING:
1. Free Exercise Clause
4. Self-Incrimination
7. Supremacy Clause
10. Judicial Branch
13. Reserved Powers
16. Implied Powers
19. Federalism
22. Rule of law
25. Petition
28. Libel
2. Establishment Clause
5. Preamble
8. Legislative Branch
11. Expressed Powers
14. Concurrent Powers
17. Bill of Rights
20. Popular Sovereignty
23. Separation of powers
26. Eminent domain
29. Civil liberties
3. Double Jeopardy
6. Full Faith and Credit Clause
9. Executive Branch
12. Delegated Powers
15. Elastic Clause/Necessary and Proper
18. Amendment
21. Checks and balances
24. Due Process
27. Slander
30. Affirmative Action
Constitution Discussion Questions To Be Turned In.
Answer the Question in complete detail on a separate sheet of paper.
1. What is considered to be the basic law of the United States?
2. How is the constitution considered to be a symbol of the U.S.?
3. What is the introduction to the constitution called?
4. List and explain the 6 principles of the constitution
5. Explain how the system of checks and balances work within the three branches of government.
6. Give a brief description of what the following Articles to the constitution are about: Article I, II, III, IV, VI, VII?
7. What is described in Article II, Section 4 of the constitution?
8. How is popular sovereignty expressed in our system of government?
9. What is the difference between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists?
10. What is federalism?
11. Why is the U.S. Constitution sometimes referred to as a living document?
12. List the major process of how the constitution may be amended.
13. Which branch of government is given the responsibility of interpreting the constitution?
14. What is meant by the supremacy clause?
15. Briefly describe the first 10 amendments to the constitution.
16. List the purposes of the following amendments: 13, 14, 15, 19, 23, 24, 25
17. How has the Supreme Court case of Brown v. Board of Education affected you in school today?
18. What impact does affirmative action have upon civil rights?
19. Name the three Reconstruction Civil Rights amendments that were added after the Civil War.
20. What rights were gained by the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
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Competency Goal 1:
The learner will investigate the foundations of the American political system and explore basic values and principles of American
democracy.
1.07 Evaluate the extent to which the Bill of Rights extended the Constitution.
Competency Goal 2:
The learner will analyze how the government established by the United States Constitution embodies the purposes, values, and
principles of American Democracy.
2.01 Identify the principles in the U.S. Constitution.
Syllabus Due: Friday, February, 19th
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